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2012 Civic: Coilovers or springs?

**The Official 'Springs or Coilovers?' Thread

This thread is for the much-asked generic question: Should I get springs or coilovers? New threads with this generic question will be merged here.

When it comes out and you eventually get it and want to lower it. Will you go with coilovers or springs? Both of them have their pros and cons. For me I'd go with springs. I'm not gonna do any hardcore driving and springs will be more than enough for me. Just want the car to look better.

 

[car_crazy]

i believe in go big or go home. lol. im going with coilovers for sure. im going to be tracking the car a lot when i get it. plus nothing beats being able to adjust it whenever i need to.

 

[Type1]

Gotta be a baller and go for coilovers haha. I can't wait to see what Tein comes out with for the all new civic, love the products they come out with.

 

[Lek]

I'll go with a quality matched setup like Mugen Suspension.

 

[obert]

Coilovers for sure

 

[Farred]

my 06 had tein s.techs and my 2010 has n+. it was only a little nicer with the coilovers but dropping the car is addictive so i will prob do springs. but i will have to see what is out. if only coilovers are out then thats what i will have to get.

 

[hybridEF8]

Hopefully Honda will have a good HFP suspension option like they did with the 8th gen. I couldn't be happier with mine.

 

[Farred]

Hopefully Honda will have a good HFP suspension option like they did with the 8th gen. I couldn't be happier with mine.

i think if they do offer something like that i will do that this time around. idunno tho.

 

['06Siguy]

I plan on baggin it

 

[Lek]

Mugen Sports Suspension.

 

[Xtreme Thunder]

KONI dampers and Hypercoil springs.

 

[hops23]

Definitely coilovers.

 

[Talon]

im thinking springs jsut because im not planning on racing or any type of high performance driving....but who knows....i might end up with c/o. i do know for sure that it wont be left stock!

 

[TaiLuu]

Coilovers always felt better driving on them
Had bad experiences with springs since my first car was sitting on heated springs

 

[Talon]

well i definitely wouldn't heat them, i've heard it will get low but will ride terrible!

 

[TaiLuu]

I'll post up a pic from my phone when I took the heated spring out lol

 

[Xtreme Thunder]

Well, it was a bad idea to run heated springs in the first place. Haha. It wasn't the spring's fault. lol.

 

[TaiLuu]

I didn't know that car had heated springs at the time
then I dropped some eibach springs in.

 

[Talon]

ooh gotcha! i thought you had them heater lol

dude that spring is just wrong!

 

[TaiLuu]

ooh gotcha! i thought you had them heated lol

dude that spring is just wrong!

Heavens No, I Don't care how clean or slammed or "JDM" my car is lol.
I like the performance. Mainly suspension performance.

If I had the money and I was one of those "I love being slammed" people I would just buy lowering springs

If I didn't have the money I would cut it. lol Its way better to cut them then heat them.

And I bought new ones and they were great. Wished I would of AutoX'D it.